Love That Dog

Novel Study Goals

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I can compare text structures of poem to narratives and identify conventional elements.

I can identify Jack’s motives about writing, using clues and hints left by Sharon Creech.


I can infer Jack’s feelings about writing.


I can interpret the poem about the red wheelbarrow. I can compose my own poem using the red wheelbarrow poem as a model.


I can infer Miss Stretchberry’s motives through her unstated actions, using clues and hints from the author.


I can identify what makes a poem “narrative”. I can analyze a narrative poem to decide what is explicitly stated compared to what is inferred from the poem.


I can recognize figurative language in Jack’s poem about the blue car and explain the comparisons.


I can infer Jack’s feelings about his poems being put on display.


I can infer the pet Jack might have had, using clues and hints from his writing.


I can infer Miss Stretchberry’s motives for being persistent in asking Jack to write about a pet.


I can identify imagery in the poem about the pasture that helps the reader visualize the scene.


I can recognize the mood that Jack wanted to preserve in his poem about the yellow dog and how his word choice could change the mood.


I can determine how Jack’s feelings about poetry are changing over time. (page 1 - 65)


I can identify “factual events” from Jack’s life that he incorporates into his poem “My Sky”.


I can summarize the clues and hints that Sharon Creech gives us to foreshadow the events of “My Sky”.


I can infer why Jack didn’t want Walter Dean Myers to see his “Inspired by...” poem.


I can summarize the theme of Love That Dog.


I can write a narrative poem to develop a real experience using effective techniques, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.

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